Johnson is now free from his parents' clutches and has surrounded ... If there's a silver lining to Jack Johnson's plight, it's that he found out about this while he still had plenty of earning ...

Jack Johnson marries Lucille Cameron in 1912 ... Johnson to one year and one day in federal prison. On June 24, while free pending appeal, Johnson disappeared. The following day he showed up ...

Despite the lack of prize money, Johnson's victory in the ring had impressed Jack Curley, the young assistant to boxing promoter P.J. "Paddy" Carroll. Curley and Carroll arranged for Johnson to ...